Quacker Jacks ( Cracker Jacks Copycat )

8 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanuts (without skins)
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, plus
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 5 quarts popped corn
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 12 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Saute the peanuts in 2 TBSP butter or margarine for 5 minutes.", "Drain peanuts on paper towels.", "Sprinkle with salt to taste.", "Spread popped corn in a large shallow baking pan and put into a 250 oven.", "Stir the peanuts in gently.", "While this keeps warm in the oven, combine the 2 sticks of butter or margarine with the brown sugar and corn syrup and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan.", "Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves.", "Cook to\"firm ball stage\""--about 248 degrees on a candy thermometer--and remove from heat at once.""

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